Question

Aleutian Company produces two products: Rings and Dings. They are manufactured in two departments: Fabrication and Assembly. Data for the products and departments are listed below. Product Number of Units Direct Labor Hours Per Unit Machine Hours Per Unit Rings 1,000 5 6 Dings 2,040 5 11 All of the machine hours take place in the Fabrication Department, which has estimated total factory overhead of $85,200. All of the labor hours take place in the Assembly Department, which has estimated total factory overhead of $65,400. Aleutian Company uses the multiple production department factory overhead rate method. The Fabrication Department uses machine hours as an allocation base, and the Assembly Department uses direct labor hours. The Fabrication Department's factory overhead rate is a.$4.95 per direct labor hour b.$2.91 per direct labor hour c.$4.30 per machine hour d.$3.00 per machine hour

Answer 1

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= $3 per machine hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Machine Hours Per Unit:

Rings= 6 (1,000 units)

Dings= 11 (2,040 units)

All of the machine hours take place in the Fabrication Department, which has an estimated total factory overhead of $85,200.

To calculate the estimated manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= 85,200/(6,000 + 11*2,040)= $3 per machine hour